Darney (French pronunciation: [daʁnɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
The town suffered during the Thirty years war, being razed by the Swedes led by Bernard of Saxe-Weimar, who were allies of the French, in 1634.
[3] During the First World War, Darney was the rallying point for Czech and Slovak volunteers, where they were stationed at Camp Kleber.
The French President, Raymond Poincaré inspected 6,000 Czech and Slovak legionnaires,[5] before handing over the Czechoslovakian army flag to Edvard Beneš, Minister of the Interior and of Foreign Affairs within the Provisional Czechoslovak government.
Scenic views at La Hutte with peaceful pond and lakes, the old chapel and of course the giant trees of the Arboretum.